Food Allergy Complications

Written by the Healthline Editorial Team
| Published on August 25, 2010Medically Reviewed by Stephanie Burkhead, MPH

Anaphylaxis

As with
most allergies, the major complication of a food allergy is an anaphylactic
reaction that can quickly lead to a real emergency. If you know you have a food
allergy, especially one that you may expose yourself to unknowingly, carry an
auto-injection device with epinephrine.

Atopic dermatitis

One in
three people with atopic dermatitis (also known as “eczema”) also have some
sort of food allergy. An allergic reaction can worsen eczema symptoms.

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